Report
Russia: Women in Prison
An at-a-glance overview of the position of women in prison in Russia, including a brief overview of the work of PRI in the area.
Languages: English
Resources listing
All resources
Briefing
4th World Congress Against the Death Penalty, Geneva 24-26 February 2010
PRI Policy Director Mary Murphy attended the 4th World Congress Against the Death Penalty in Geneva on 24-26 February 2010. After three days of working sessions, the participants called on abolitionist states and international institutions to support their efforts towards abolition of the death penalty.
Languages: Arabic, Russian
Training
Penal Reform and Gender
Gender and Security Sector Reform Training Resource package, published by the Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of the Armed Forces (DCAF) A series of practical training materials to help trainers integrate gender in SSR training.
Languages: English
Public Statement
Open Letter to Kamla Persad-Bissessar
Following the announcement that Trinidad and Tobago will resume the execution of its death row prisoners, PRI together with other organisations has written to Kamla Persad-Bissessar, the country’s president, expressing its grave concerns.
Languages: English
Report
Eight Years On…A Record of Gacaca Monitoring in Rwanda
Eight Years On…A Record of Gacaca Monitoring in Rwanda summarises the findings of all of PRI’s Gacaca reports to date. It is published in English and French. The book is not an analysis by PRI of the process or a commentary on it. It is however a faithful record of the points expressed by Rwandans […]
Languages: English, French
Briefing
The Death Penalty for Drug Offences and International Support for Drug Enforcement
The purpose of this briefing is to highlight the dangers associated with funding drug control activities in countries with capital drug laws, as detailed in ‘IHRA’s report Complicity or Abolition?’ The death penalty for drug-related crimes is a violation of international human rights law according to UN human rights monitors and treaty bodies. Such laws […]
Languages: English
Training
Community- Based Paralegals: A Practioners Guide
An Open Society Foundation guidebook to provide training for community based paralegals. In recent years, the Open Society Justice Initiative, a program of the Open Society Foundations that uses law to protect and empower people around the world, has embarked on an effort to promote and support the legal empowerment of poor and vulnerable communities. […]
Languages: English
Model for Reform
Recommendations on reforming Kyrgyzstan’s sentence of life imprisonment
A list of recommendations for reforming Kyrgyzstan’s sentence of life imprisonment. Available in Russian.
Languages: Russian
Report
PRI’s work to develop the public monitoring system in Ukraine
Fact sheet summary of the work of PRI in Ukraine under the project title: Development of the public monitoring system in Ukraine 2007 – 2009
Languages: English
Report
PRI’s work in Russia with imprisoned women and their babies
A fact sheet outlining the work of PRI in Russia under the project title: Protecting the Rights of Children accompanying their mothers in places of detention in the Russian Federation 2009-2010.
Languages: English